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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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